PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauso Hietala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hietala comes to the cage accompanied by SAW Theme. Fernandez has chosen 300 music video - the devils own as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hietala
vs
Fernandez

187 cm
24
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

220 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauso Hietala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamar Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hietala avoids it really well and circles away.
Fernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hietala.

Fernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hietala's guard.
Hietala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Fernandez stands up and waves to Hietala to follow him.
Fernandez dives in and grabs Hietala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hietala pushes down on Fernandez's head and hops out.
Fernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hietala swivels and escapes.
Mauso Hietala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamar Fernandez.
Hietala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandez moves in looking to clinch but Hietala pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a head kick.
Hietala fails with the takedown.

Fernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hietala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Hietala is in close to Fernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hietala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hietala landing with the ground and pound.
Hietala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hietala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hietala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hietala thows a big elbow that misses.
Fernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernandez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hietala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hietala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Hietala from controlling successfully.
Fernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hietala is controlling him.
Hietala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hietala throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez blocks nicely.
Hietala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hietala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hietala postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Hietala postures up in Fernandez's guard and throws a big left but Fernandez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hietala looking to sit in guard and control but Fernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Fernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hietala is retaining full guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hietala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hietala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Fernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hietala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hietala chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hietala is one step ahead there.
Hietala thows a big elbow that misses.
Hietala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hietala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Hietala from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hietala trying to move into half guard but instead Fernandez has managed to sweep!
Hietala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauso Hietala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hietala drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernandez controls Hietala momentarily but Hietala frees himself.
Hietala thows a big elbow that misses.
Hietala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hietala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hietala is in close to Fernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hietala postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hietala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hietala throws a strike but Fernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hietala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hietala has his feet on Fernandez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt

and Hietala counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fernandez won't be happy with that.
Fernandez is pushing Hietala's head away, looking to escape. Hietala manages to hold on to the position though.
Fernandez taking punishment in the form of punches.

Fernandez is rocked!
Hietala landing strikes.
Fernandez is still in real trouble! Can Hietala finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Hietala's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fernandez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hietala connects with a decent elbow.
Hietala in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fernandez looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hietala turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauso Hietala!